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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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